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Thailand Suspends Cambodia Truce After Border Landmine Wounds Two Soldiers

The pause immediately delays the planned release of 18 Cambodian detainees.

Overview

  • Bangkok said it is stopping the “follow-up to the joint declaration” signed in Kuala Lumpur in late October after the latest blast near the frontier.
  • The release of 18 Cambodian soldiers held since July is on hold, with a timetable that had been set for later this month now paused.
  • The Royal Thai Army reported a Nov 10 explosion in Sisaket that severed a sergeant’s foot and left a second soldier with blast injuries.
  • Defense Minister Natthaphon Narkphanit said the army is investigating whether the mine was newly laid as Thailand reiterates accusations Cambodia denies.
  • The U.S.-backed accord calls for heavy-weapons pullbacks and demining under ASEAN observation after July’s fighting that killed at least 43 people, and Thailand has asked regional observers to review the incident.